Now, even if I WERE to attend, y'all better keep them costume wearing types away from me. I don't like you model people. How I ever got hooked up with you geeks, I'll never know. I lived all this time, just to end up spending my days with fucking "Skill Level 3" and "Ages 8 and up". --Eagle-1, the funniest bastard on Earth!

Now, even if I WERE to attend, y'all better keep them costume wearing types away from me. I don't like you model people. How I ever got hooked up with you geeks, I'll never know. I lived all this time, just to end up spending my days with fucking "Skill Level 3" and "Ages 8 and up". --Eagle-1, the funniest bastard on Earth!

To open, I'm not really a trek fan as such but to throw in my thoughts...

Have to say that up to episode 6 and it's not really doing anything either way for me overall.

There are some decent points in the characterisation and development of the Discovery crew (Burnham, Lorca, Stamets, Tilly etc. ) but that's about it from a cast perspective.

The Klingons, they all sound like they are having trouble speaking most of the time. T'Kuvma sounds like he has a bad cold. It just seems like they are actors speaking the words with little to no feeling in how it's conveyed. Just doesn't sell the richly complex warrior race thing they appear to be trying to get across from my perspective.

Not that impressed with the design for the Discovery, it's mediocre at best to my eyes and brain. I think the final turn off in it's design was the spinning upper and lower primary hull during the crank up and cool down of the spore drive. Looked more like a fuckin' cheap and badly lit fairground ride than a Starship hull.

Have to say that moment got a solid 'oh you have got to be fuckin' kidding me' verbal assessment.

The stories so far, kinda wavers here and there between the line that separates 'mildly enjoyable parts' and 'is anything of any interest at all actually going to happen sometime soon?'

I'll see it through this opening season because like anything else, it deserves a fair shake so that it will be given from me as far as going the full first season.
But that's as far as I go if it doesn't strike an overall chord for me.

Ian's view on Episode 6 are valid.
Although I'm still finding little sympathy with any Starfleet characters.
Oh and where's the jepordy in threatening a character that we know doesn't die until the 24th Century.
Rubbish!

I agree with both neb and Raytheon. The spore drive activation ship spinning is a bit lame imo, but I’m happy to,disregard previous history to enjoy a good story. I imagine they are trying to create a new universe similar to what marvel has done.

Ive had the luxury of having access to CBS Access, so I’ve watched every episode so far.

For me, it has to feel like Trek, and this doesn’t. They could completely drop the Trek name, and Star Fleet background story and I could enjoy this as a new SciFi adventure. But being call Star Trek gets under my skin.

Well this week we had 5 mins of the all consuming war...
Then it turned into ' the Happening'.
Jason Isaacs was on UK morning tv. He says it will pick up for season 2 - or is that season 1.5?
He did confirm there will be more though.

Hello
I have to say that I am a techno T.V freak. That said, I `ve watched the original trek, till today`s version and I am a little confused. Star Trek Discovery is supposed to be prequel to the original Star trek with Kirk, yes? How come it is more hi tech than the original Enterprise?
Also I just noticed in the last episode , forgot the number, with the second in command and the former second in command who started the war, again sorry can`t remember names well. The episode had them on a planet with spore like creatures that emit sound that drives the current second in command a little piece like nuts. Well going back to the original Star trek, they were on a planet with plants that also emitted spores that gave everyone "luvy feelings, like they were stoned" but try to remove them and they got aggressive, sort of like this episode, similar YES.
I am having a hard time seeing this as a prequel to Star Trek without a Good drink BUT I have to admit I am a techno junkie and will watch to see what else happens.

BUT there is NO way with ALL the on screen tech, this will pass as a Star Trek Prequel.